Compare Ann Richards Middle School with Dr Javier Saenz Middle School

Ann Richards Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 82 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Dr Javier Saenz Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 80 in closing performance gaps and 86 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Ann Richards Middle School bagged all seven distinction awards in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Dr Javier Saenz Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Science.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Ann Richards Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 100.00% of student population, followed by . There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans, Two or More Races and Whites or Caucasians students in the school.

At Dr Javier Saenz Middle School, Hispanics make up 100.00% of student population, followed by . There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans, Two or More Races and Whites or Caucasians students in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Ann Richards Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 94.61% compared to 99.29% at Dr Javier Saenz Middle School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Ann Richards Middle School has 511 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 70.68% of student population. Dr Javier Saenz Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 584 or about 83.31% of student population.

Ann Richards Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 68.88%, gifted and talented students, 14.94%, while 11.07% are in the special education program. Dr Javier Saenz Middle School bilingual students comprise 79.60%, gifted and talented students, 10.70%, and 11.55% are in the special education program.

Ann Richards Middle School's 54 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 11.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years. Teachers at Dr Javier Saenz Middle School, numbering 59 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Ann Richards Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Dr Javier Saenz Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 20 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Ann Richards Middle School there are 37 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Dr Javier Saenz Middle School there are 30 female teachers and 28 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.